#Blog Posts

     A political crisis is quietly brewing in Moldova’s Autonomous Territorial Unit of Gagauzia. Over the past few months, the rhetoric emanating from the People’s Assembly of Gagauzia (Gagauziyanin Halk Topluşu) towards Chisinau has become increasingly hostile. Moreover, the …

      The tiny Pacific nation of Palau caught headlines when it co-hosted the seventh “Our Ocean Conference” in mid-April this year. For Palau’s president, Surangel Whipps Jr, the hybrid gathering certainly was a moment of pride. In many …

      On February 14th 2021, Lëvizja Vetëvendosje (LVV – Self-Determination Movement), led by the now Prime Minister of Kosovo, Albin Kurti, won the Parliamentary elections in Kosovo. The 50.02% triumph (a record in Kosovo’s proportional system) signalled a …

       Transnistria’s response to the war in Ukraine has likely surprised many commentators. When Russia’s invasion began, many speculated that Transnistria may be Putin’s next target. The publication of Belarussian President Alexander Lukashenka’s infamous map only fueled such …

      Presidential elections in South Ossetia are scheduled for Sunday 10 April. Voters in this Georgia’s breakaway region will go to the polls to try to choose a president for the sixth time since the collapse of the …

      On November 16, 2021, clashes erupted between Armenian and Azerbaijani armed forces near the town of Sisian in southern Armenia, in the province of Siunik. This episode of fighting was notable as the worst altercation since the …

     The Bosnian Serbs’ Day of the Republic reveals unconstitutional character and its celebration has been considered a provocation since 2015 by the Constitutional Court. This year, the commemoration took place in an even tenser atmosphere. Throughout 2021, the …

      It was August 30th, 1994. After only having spent three days in Cyprus I already figured out that although traffic signs might direct you to Famagusta, the place itself remained unreachable due to the Turkish military, already …

     As last year, the De Facto States Research Unit is again highlighting the developments and major events in the lesser recognised world. 2021 was a year of contradictions in international relations. The unrelenting waves of the Covid-19 pandemic …

      Prelude On December 12th, Transnistrian citizens are invited to the polls to elect their next president. If last year’s parliamentary elections are any precursor, then we’re in for no surprises. Sheriff, the break-away region’s largest company, has …